Title:
Sex Trafficking Victims Protection and Federal Aid Act of 2010: Facility Establishment and Reintegration Program Purpose:
To provide federal at a state level to people who have become victims of sex trafficking. Findings:
Sex trafficking is the second largest illegal industry in the world, second to drug trade. The definition of a sex trafficking victim is someone who has been sold or exploited for or by various sexual practices. Sex trafficking victims are not only injured physically, but also mentally. If they are lucky enough to escape, they require professional attention and care in all aspects of life. After the receive this care, reintegration into the real world is very difficult and usually fails with the victims running straight back onto the streets because sex trafficking is the only industry that they know and would rather go where they are familiar with as opposed to the uncharted territory of the world. Reintegration programs, such as those supported by the non-profit organization, Love146.org, are proved to be the most efficient and have the highest percentages of reintegration. With government assistance, the percentage of reintegration with the help of federal funding in many different ways could only increase the number of victims with successful reintegration into society. Eligibility:
Victims of the industry of sex trafficking are eligible for this government supported program. Victims of other horrible industry practices are not permitted to be supported by this certain act and shall not receive aid from the government under this certain program. Terms and Benefits:
Aid will be distributed at the state level of government. Aid from the government will be provided in four different types: protection, medical, legal and financial.
Funding:
Funding for these facilities will come 80 percent from the federal government and 20 percent from the state government. The 20 percent from the state will come from taxes collected within the state. Facility:
Facilities will be constructed in all 50 states of the United States of America. Each individual state will hire trusted contractors to build the facility and the state will set aside a five square acre piece of land for each facility to be built on. The number of facilities will correspond to the number of House of Representatives recognized by congress. If the number of representatives ever increases, the number of facilities should as well. However, if the number of representatives ever decreases, the same number of facilities will be funded. The number of facilities may increase and never decrease.
Facilities will be built with the exact same layout that will remain consistent throughout each state. Facilities will only accept the same number of people in every facility and the number will remain at that number unless there is a distinct recognizable change. Both men and women will be accepted into the facility and they will be completely separated from each other at all times. Men will be cared for by men and women will be cared for by women. Siblings will remain together in a specific part of the facility that is separated from the other parts. The number of accepted victims is as followed: 100 children, 75 adolescents and 50 adults. Children are considered to be from the age of birth to 13 years old. Adolescents are recognized to be from age 13 years to 18 years. However, adolescents will be broken up again from 13- 15 years and 16-18 years. Adults will be anyone older than 18 years old. Within the adults, people from ages 18-25 will be kept together, ages 25-35 will be kept together, and each other adult group will be every 10 years.
There are stages of internal integration into the facilities. Upon arrival the victim will go through Stage 1. During stage 1, the victim is psychologically and medically checked out by doctors. These visits by doctors can take days, so there are specific rooms reserved for these incoming victims. The victims remain in Stage 1 until they have completed the doctors have released them. Stage 2 will be slow integration into the facility with the consent of the victim. The point of the facility is to re-stabilize their life and giving them as much control as possible slowly makes them feel as though they have the most control over everything. With their consent, they are paired up with another victim of the same sex and roughly the same age that is at the same stage at they are. Any medical exams, psychological or other that they go through, the other has the option to be present at. The victims feed off of each other for support and are encouraged by trained staff. When both victims decide that they are ready, they are moved to stage three. Stage 3 would be integration into a community with other victims at the same level. In stage three there are more group related activities where everyone in the community has a role, but at the same time, there are individual partner activities. Stage 4, which the whole community moves to when they are ready is where many different communities are combined into one. This community is the second most advanced, where victims are mixed. Males and females now live in a community. They still sleep in different, segregated parts of the facility, but during the day and most of the night, they are allowed to do many activities together. In this stage, victims can use the internet without being monitored, and have free roaming to unrestricted parts of the facility with whomever they choose. Stage 5 is the next step in which the victim can choose to move onto individually. Stage 5 is the last step in the facility. Victims can leave and go out into the real world. They have a curfew and they must carry a GPS tracker on them at all times. They travel with a buddy at all times and must check in every hour. There will be drivers who are also security guards who will be in the same proximity of the victims so that if they encounter trouble, the guards are there to assist. The guards can only interrupt the outing if the victims ask for assistance.
After Stage 5 is complete, the victim is reintroduced into society. They have their own apartment that other reintegrated victims stay in. The victims receive checks every month and they are expected to a get a job. If they are schooling age, they are placed with foster parents or can remain in the facility while attending school. They can participate in school activities Protection:
Security for the facilities will be funded by the government. Constant security will be in place in order to protect the victims from the outside world. The names and information of the victims will be kept in encrypted files that are on computers that will not be connected to any network. Only two copies of these files shall be made. One will be a hard copy. All hard copies for every facility will be stored in a government storage facility located with other government files that are already protected. The other copy will be stored on portable hard drives that are stored at a separate government storage facility. All personnel working in these facilities will sign confidentiality waivers that will prevent them from discussing their work outside of the facilities in order to protect the victims.
Medical:
Medical aid will be implemented in various ways such as physical and psychological. Upon entering the facility, a full physical examination will be performed by a doctor of the same sex as the victim. Females will be examined by female physicians and the same for male victims. One person, if the victim likes, may accompany and stay with them through the full examination if they wish. After a physical examination is performed, a CBC, liver panels, and full tox screen will be completed to determine if there are any problems with the victims before they are admitted into the facility. If there are any medical issues, they will be brought to the nearest hospital and will be treated for the issue(s). Doctors who work at the facility must have clearance at a hospital in order to work with the victims at the facilities. If the victims must stay overnight at the hospital, they will have their own private room and will have 24 hour security until they can be transported back to the facility.
Routine medical exams will continue once a month to ensure the health of the victims. If anything turns up throughout the routines exams, the victims will be sent to the hospital where they are treated while having complete 24 hour security and privacy.
If they are successful and released back into society, they will have insurance and will be able to go to a hospital or doctor if they ever feel bad again. Medical treatment will be at a discounted price for the victims.
Upon arrival, they will also undergo a full psychological examination over a series of days. They will have a few hours out of a day. 3 hours at most. If the trained and psychologists feel that there is a longer, preliminary examination is needed, then they can keep and monitor the victims as long as they choose but the victims can choose to end the session at whatever time they chose as long as they stay in the meeting for at least 45 minutes. Meetings will continue until a panel of psychologists and psychiatrists determine that the victim can move onto Stage 2.
Legal:
When the victim comes into the facility, they will immediately be questioned about their time in the brothel and if they know the names of their pimps. They will be asked about clients whom they serviced. Although these questions will be hard to answer, the staff at the facility wants to have these answers on file in order to ensure legal prosecution at a later date, if the victim chooses to pursue that route. In the event that they decide to later prosecute, they will be given an attorney just if they were just another citizen that could not afford an attorney. They will be represented as a victim of a crime. This legal right will help make the victim feel as though their voice, which they previously thought did not exist, can be heard and the people outside of the brothels want to hear it.
Financial:
Upon leaving the facility, the victims will be given a small living allowance. This allowance will only last for up to 18 months after they leave the facility. After 18 months, if they feel that they still cannot sustain life without it, they must prove that to the facility, and the allowance will continue for 6 months, if granted. If a victim decides that after 18 months that they can survive, then they are free to live however they wish. If at any time in their life, they feel their lives starting to get a little off beat and unstable, they can contact their facility and ask for a 4 month allowance to help them get back on thier feet. This 4 month allowance is a one time only deal, which if asked for, must be approved by the facility board. The victims are allowed to apply for welfare from the government and other government run programs in addition to receiving their allowance from the facility.
All victims who wish to remain in the country after they leave the facility must be American Citizens or must have a legitamate green card.
Proposed Amendment: Brooke's Bill. This amendment passed. This amendment is added to the bill.
Title:
Sex Trafficking Victims Protection and Federal Aid Act of 2010: Facility Establishment and Reintegration Program
Purpose:
To provide federal at a state level to people who have become victims of sex trafficking.
Findings:
Sex trafficking is the second largest illegal industry in the world, second to drug trade. The definition of a sex trafficking victim is someone who has been sold or exploited for or by various sexual practices. Sex trafficking victims are not only injured physically, but also mentally. If they are lucky enough to escape, they require professional attention and care in all aspects of life. After the receive this care, reintegration into the real world is very difficult and usually fails with the victims running straight back onto the streets because sex trafficking is the only industry that they know and would rather go where they are familiar with as opposed to the uncharted territory of the world. Reintegration programs, such as those supported by the non-profit organization, Love146.org, are proved to be the most efficient and have the highest percentages of reintegration. With government assistance, the percentage of reintegration with the help of federal funding in many different ways could only increase the number of victims with successful reintegration into society.
Eligibility:
Victims of the industry of sex trafficking are eligible for this government supported program. Victims of other horrible industry practices are not permitted to be supported by this certain act and shall not receive aid from the government under this certain program.
Terms and Benefits:
Aid will be distributed at the state level of government. Aid from the government will be provided in four different types: protection, medical, legal and financial.
Funding:
Funding for these facilities will come 80 percent from the federal government and 20 percent from the state government. The 20 percent from the state will come from taxes collected within the state.
Facility:
Facilities will be constructed in all 50 states of the United States of America. Each individual state will hire trusted contractors to build the facility and the state will set aside a five square acre piece of land for each facility to be built on. The number of facilities will correspond to the number of House of Representatives recognized by congress. If the number of representatives ever increases, the number of facilities should as well. However, if the number of representatives ever decreases, the same number of facilities will be funded. The number of facilities may increase and never decrease.
Facilities will be built with the exact same layout that will remain consistent throughout each state. Facilities will only accept the same number of people in every facility and the number will remain at that number unless there is a distinct recognizable change. Both men and women will be accepted into the facility and they will be completely separated from each other at all times. Men will be cared for by men and women will be cared for by women. Siblings will remain together in a specific part of the facility that is separated from the other parts. The number of accepted victims is as followed: 100 children, 75 adolescents and 50 adults. Children are considered to be from the age of birth to 13 years old. Adolescents are recognized to be from age 13 years to 18 years. However, adolescents will be broken up again from 13- 15 years and 16-18 years. Adults will be anyone older than 18 years old. Within the adults, people from ages 18-25 will be kept together, ages 25-35 will be kept together, and each other adult group will be every 10 years.
There are stages of internal integration into the facilities. Upon arrival the victim will go through Stage 1. During stage 1, the victim is psychologically and medically checked out by doctors. These visits by doctors can take days, so there are specific rooms reserved for these incoming victims. The victims remain in Stage 1 until they have completed the doctors have released them. Stage 2 will be slow integration into the facility with the consent of the victim. The point of the facility is to re-stabilize their life and giving them as much control as possible slowly makes them feel as though they have the most control over everything. With their consent, they are paired up with another victim of the same sex and roughly the same age that is at the same stage at they are. Any medical exams, psychological or other that they go through, the other has the option to be present at. The victims feed off of each other for support and are encouraged by trained staff. When both victims decide that they are ready, they are moved to stage three. Stage 3 would be integration into a community with other victims at the same level. In stage three there are more group related activities where everyone in the community has a role, but at the same time, there are individual partner activities. Stage 4, which the whole community moves to when they are ready is where many different communities are combined into one. This community is the second most advanced, where victims are mixed. Males and females now live in a community. They still sleep in different, segregated parts of the facility, but during the day and most of the night, they are allowed to do many activities together. In this stage, victims can use the internet without being monitored, and have free roaming to unrestricted parts of the facility with whomever they choose. Stage 5 is the next step in which the victim can choose to move onto individually. Stage 5 is the last step in the facility. Victims can leave and go out into the real world. They have a curfew and they must carry a GPS tracker on them at all times. They travel with a buddy at all times and must check in every hour. There will be drivers who are also security guards who will be in the same proximity of the victims so that if they encounter trouble, the guards are there to assist. The guards can only interrupt the outing if the victims ask for assistance.
After Stage 5 is complete, the victim is reintroduced into society. They have their own apartment that other reintegrated victims stay in. The victims receive checks every month and they are expected to a get a job. If they are schooling age, they are placed with foster parents or can remain in the facility while attending school. They can participate in school activities
Protection:
Security for the facilities will be funded by the government. Constant security will be in place in order to protect the victims from the outside world. The names and information of the victims will be kept in encrypted files that are on computers that will not be connected to any network. Only two copies of these files shall be made. One will be a hard copy. All hard copies for every facility will be stored in a government storage facility located with other government files that are already protected. The other copy will be stored on portable hard drives that are stored at a separate government storage facility. All personnel working in these facilities will sign confidentiality waivers that will prevent them from discussing their work outside of the facilities in order to protect the victims.
Medical:
Medical aid will be implemented in various ways such as physical and psychological. Upon entering the facility, a full physical examination will be performed by a doctor of the same sex as the victim. Females will be examined by female physicians and the same for male victims. One person, if the victim likes, may accompany and stay with them through the full examination if they wish. After a physical examination is performed, a CBC, liver panels, and full tox screen will be completed to determine if there are any problems with the victims before they are admitted into the facility. If there are any medical issues, they will be brought to the nearest hospital and will be treated for the issue(s). Doctors who work at the facility must have clearance at a hospital in order to work with the victims at the facilities. If the victims must stay overnight at the hospital, they will have their own private room and will have 24 hour security until they can be transported back to the facility.
Routine medical exams will continue once a month to ensure the health of the victims. If anything turns up throughout the routines exams, the victims will be sent to the hospital where they are treated while having complete 24 hour security and privacy.
If they are successful and released back into society, they will have insurance and will be able to go to a hospital or doctor if they ever feel bad again. Medical treatment will be at a discounted price for the victims.
Upon arrival, they will also undergo a full psychological examination over a series of days. They will have a few hours out of a day. 3 hours at most. If the trained and psychologists feel that there is a longer, preliminary examination is needed, then they can keep and monitor the victims as long as they choose but the victims can choose to end the session at whatever time they chose as long as they stay in the meeting for at least 45 minutes. Meetings will continue until a panel of psychologists and psychiatrists determine that the victim can move onto Stage 2.
Legal:
When the victim comes into the facility, they will immediately be questioned about their time in the brothel and if they know the names of their pimps. They will be asked about clients whom they serviced. Although these questions will be hard to answer, the staff at the facility wants to have these answers on file in order to ensure legal prosecution at a later date, if the victim chooses to pursue that route. In the event that they decide to later prosecute, they will be given an attorney just if they were just another citizen that could not afford an attorney. They will be represented as a victim of a crime. This legal right will help make the victim feel as though their voice, which they previously thought did not exist, can be heard and the people outside of the brothels want to hear it.
Financial:
Upon leaving the facility, the victims will be given a small living allowance. This allowance will only last for up to 18 months after they leave the facility. After 18 months, if they feel that they still cannot sustain life without it, they must prove that to the facility, and the allowance will continue for 6 months, if granted. If a victim decides that after 18 months that they can survive, then they are free to live however they wish. If at any time in their life, they feel their lives starting to get a little off beat and unstable, they can contact their facility and ask for a 4 month allowance to help them get back on thier feet. This 4 month allowance is a one time only deal, which if asked for, must be approved by the facility board. The victims are allowed to apply for welfare from the government and other government run programs in addition to receiving their allowance from the facility.
All victims who wish to remain in the country after they leave the facility must be American Citizens or must have a legitamate green card.
Proposed Amendment: Brooke's Bill. This amendment passed. This amendment is added to the bill.